Entrepreneur with extensive technical and management experience. Currently building a company that develops cloud based simulation platform software. Specialties: Entrepreneurship, commercialization of new technology, cloud computing, multidisciplinary optimization

CEO @ Management and development of cloud based simulation technology. Rescale provides a secure, cloud-based, high performance computing platform that allows engineers and scientists to run their compute-intensive simulations with improved performance and decreased runtime The platform allows users to quickly build, compute, and analyze large simulations on demand. Rescale partners with industry-leading software vendors to provide instant access to a variety of simulation packages while simultaneously offering customizable HPC hardware. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Rescale’s customers include global Fortune 500 companies in the aerospace, automotive, life sciences, and energy sectors. Rescale partners with all major leading simulation software vendors including Ansys, CD-adapco, Dassault Systemes, Siemens PLM, and many others. From 2010 to Present (5 years) San Francisco Bay AreaConsultant @ High-tech product development engagements. McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm headquartered in the U.S. The firm serves as an adviser to businesses, governments, and institutions. From 2010 to 2010 (less than a year) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsEngineer @ 787 Program -Structural engineer, composite materials expert -Led optimization of 787 horizontal stabilizer (largest commercial one-piece co-cured composite aircraft structure) [Seattle, USA / Foggia, Italy] -Led optimization of 787 wing design (first fully composite commercial aircraft wing) [Seattle, USA / Nagoya, Japan] The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets and satellites. From 2005 to 2009 (4 years) Greater Seattle AreaResearch Fellow @ Peer-reviewed research, instruction, six sigma certification From 2001 to 2005 (4 years) Greater Detroit Area

MBA with distinction, Business Administration @ Harvard Business SchoolM.S. magna cum laude, Aeronautics & Astronautics @ University of WashingtonB.S. magna cum laude, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics @ University of Michigan Joris Poort is skilled in: Cloud Computing, Computer Aided..., Finite Element Analysis, Machine Learning, Big Data, Optimization, Computational Modeling, Fluid Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Business Development, Optimizations, Product Development, Simulations, Composites, Stress Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Software Engineering, Start-ups, High Performance..., Management Consulting, CAE, Aerospace, Analytics, Strategy, Aircraft, Engineering, Venture Capital, Six Sigma, Management, Engineering Management